Sesame Seed

Found that, sesame seed is indeed a nice food !!! 
it is high in iron, calcium, magnesium, copper..and....lots more =)

Lets see what is its' other functions...


Sesame seeds contain two unique substances:

sesamin and sesamolin. Both of these substances belong to a group of special beneficial fibers called lignans, and have been shown to have a cholesterol-lowering effect in humans, and to prevent high blood pressure and increase vitamin E supplies in animals. Sesamin has also been found to protect the liver from oxidative damage.


The high copper contains provide relief for Rheumatoid Arthritis. Copper can reduce the pain and swelling of Rheumatoid Arthritis. This is because copper is important in a number of anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant enzyme systems.

Copper also provide structure, strength & elasticity in blood vessels, bones and joints due to its role in the activity of lysyl oxidase, an enzyme needed for the cross-linking of collagen and elastin.


Magnesium, supports vascular & respiratory health:

• prevent airway spasm in asthma
• lower high blood pressure
• prevent trigeminal blood vessel spasm that triggers migraine attacks
• restore normal sleep patterns in women who experiencing unpleasant symptoms associated with menopause

Calcium, of course helps in preventing osteoporosis, migraine, PMS, and colon cancer.

Much of the calcium found in seed hulls ( about 60%). However, large oart of the calcium esxist in the form of calcium oxalate, which is less absorbable by our body.


Zinc-rich sesama seeds can protect older men from osteoporosis as low intake and low blood levels of zinc is clearly correlated to osteoporosis at hip and spine in a study done on men, that published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Showing the bone of healthy bone and osteoporosis bone ~

http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/sesame-seeds.html

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/cgi-bin/list_nut_edit.pl

Discovery in Teluk Intan & Bidor, Perak trip ~~~

During my Community Service at Teluk Intan ~ I have been visiting some nearby places in June with the help of some KIND Friends as my tourist guide =P

I discovered lots of new things and lots of palatable foods =)

Teluk Intan Leaning Clock Tower

 

Year Built        = 1885

Height                = 25.5m

Purpose                 = Water tank @ third level

Reason of leaning       = tilt about 1.8m to the left, Jalan Bandar, between 1889-1895 due to soft ground.

World War ll (1941-1945) = used by Japanese army as watch tower.

 Well, we discovered how the Leaning Clock Tower changes its colors ~ ~

  

     

It is really nice as we never saw before and never knew that it can change color. It started to shine with different colors when evening arrives.

Here is a view of the Teluk Intan Night Market.... I can see the Leaning Clock Tower  =)

Here are some famous foods that i have tried over there ~~~

A famous restaurant in Bidor, Pun Chun Chicken Biscuits & Restaurant..and i found this ...

Wantan Noodles & Bidor Famous Duck Noodles ( 云吞面 & 鸭腿面 )

These are from food stalls around Teluk Intan ....

Teluk Intan Chee Cheong Fun (猪肠粉) 

Asam Lasak Teluk Intan 

Curry Mee at Lana Tea House 

Fried Banana ~ seriously different from ordinary one !!!
Thin slices, fried together, is really crispy and nice ~~ 

The beach around Teluk Intan ~~~

Is this small andrias davidianus ?? they are swimming~~ 

haha~~ getting some sun light on the rock ~~

Soon, the Sun will set ....

My Teluk Intan Trip ended here =) 

Pulau Pangkor 邦咯岛

25 & 26 June 2011, it has been a trip that I looking forward for a long long time, Pangkor Island. These place was chosen as the first place to start my holiday due to the location of my community service (Bethany Home, Perak), which is considered very near to Lumut.

That time i was very stressed with all assignments and some unhappy things that happened on me. I really hope that i can go for a trip and rest my mind. Thank you to my lovely friends Beh and Joanne for making my dream come true =)

We have choose Teluk Nipah Resort because it is cheaper with a wide coverage of activities there. We have chosen a student package which covered activities as below:

STUDENT FUN PACKAGE
 ( 02 DAYS 01 NIGHT )

To & Fro ferry from Lumut to Pangkor
To & Fro taxi from Pangkor Jetty to accommodation
01 Night Accommodation
01 x Breakfast
01 x Dinner 01 x Island Hopping & Snorkeling
01 x Banana boat ride

(http://www.pangkorbeach.com/index.php?p=1_6_Student-Fun-Package)

Well... this resort has given me bad impression for their services. we have to buy our own ferry ticket there as they are not free to fetch us (althought we can claim back the ferry tickets). Thanks God the following activities did not disappointed me. Haha ~~

 

Hahahahaha ~~~ Here i started my 2 day 1 night journey =)

We strolling around while waiting for the ferry ~ a lot of shops for souvenirs and beach clothes there... @.@ but is too expensive for university students like us ...........hehe

  

Heading to 'Our Ferry' XD

 

Inside 'Our Ferry' ^^ Not enough sits so we have to stand ~~

 

Outside 'Our Ferry'

standing ourside is better as we can ENJOY the sea breeze and Hot Sun

 We started our first activities of the day: Island Hoping, Snorkeling & Banana boat ride... 

 

We were on Island Hoping ~~~

Whale's Rock ~~ looks alike ?  

Tortoise Island ~ ~ hmm, i wonder does it looks like tortoise?
This should be the tortoise head.....is it ???

Coral Island ~ as written on the big rock ....

 

First time of snorkeling =) 

At that night, an unexpected dinner has been served to us ~~ Sea Food BBQ !!! as it is not stated in the menu list... HahAha ~~~

 

 Seriously nice~~so much for three of us !!! even the fried beehun and rice also delicious~~

The next day, we do not have any activities anymore as we already finished all on the first day. We went for a beach walk and enjoying the nature of Pangkor Island. 

 

 

 

After that, we decided to pay extra RM45 for a ride around the island as it is not included in our student's package. Basically that ride covered three places, which is Fu Ling Gong (福灵公), Satay Factory, and Kota Belanda.

Chinese Temple (Fu Ling Gong) / 福灵公

 

Mini Great Wall of China / 迷你万里长城

 

Nice features along the way when we going up the hill.

Panoramic view from top of the hill

Can see the fisher villages in Pangkor Island

Temple (Hu Ye Miao) / 虎野庙

The newly builded entance of the Chinese temple

Satay Factory~ we have bought some sea food products from there

Kota Belanda

History of  'Kota Belanda'

 

Very fast, it came to the end of our trip. I gave my farewell to my friends as I still need to wait for another 2 hours for my bus to Teluk Intan. I took this chance to take a look around the sea side of Lumut and manage to take some pictures as the buildings that decorating the Lumut Waterfront are very nice . 

 

 

 

^.^

That's all from my Pangkor Trip =) LoOkiNg fOrwARd fOr neXt tRiP =D